NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 95: Rookie wall coming? The first playoff broadcast in China!

During the late 80s and early 90s, the Detroit Pistons were the absolute nightmare and most hated team in the entire league.

They use the "Smiling Assassin" backcourt duo of Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars as the core, and are supplemented by Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahone, Vinnie Johnson, Dennis Ro Deman and other notorious villains and bastards.

Coupled with the true core of the team, there is a rare "brutal" head coach in NBA history. He claims to have lowered the moral level and bottom line of the entire NBA with one person, introduced defense into the league, and made everyone focus on defense. Hall of Fame head coach Chuck Daly believed that defense was more important than offense.

Together, this group of people formed the ‘Bad Boys Legion’ that made the entire league fearful!

Laimbeer, the number one villain, is responsible for fanning the flames and igniting people's anger. Rick Mahon, the number one thug, the top NBA boxing champion who has won every battle, Isaiah Thomas, the most unpopular and the most embarrassing among the top stars. A nasty and sinister assassin, coupled with the endless energy of Rodman.

As for how vicious this Pistons team is? You can tell it from their nicknames.

‘Smiling assassin’, ‘devil’, ‘Satan’, ‘axe-wielding villain’, ‘murderer’…

When people with these nicknames come together on a team, it goes without saying how dirty their style is.

If you add a head coach who can say in a timeout: "If Jordan breaks through in the next round, I want him to see blood", then it will make more sense for this team to be so hated!

Starting from the 1988 playoffs, this team eliminated Jordan and his Bulls in the playoffs for three consecutive years. They were called the devil standing in front of the proud man and the most difficult obstacle to Alexander's dominance. And the most vicious Tyrian!

In these three years, Jordan experienced not only series defeats, but also countless scars, being knocked down from the air countless times, conflicts and defensive treatment that were close to fights.

Of course, there was also the never-ending questioning and ridicule about Jordan never being a match for Detroit.

Of course, it was not until 1991, when Jordan finally avenged his humiliation in the Eastern Conference Finals, defeated the tenacious Detroiters, and finally won the championship for the first time, that all these doubts and sarcasm disappeared!

And, the 'Bad Boys' team of that year lost all their vitality after losing in the Eastern Conference Finals in 1991. As they grew older and suffered more injuries, that team quickly evaporated and disappeared. within the alliance.

Today's Pistons team has almost nothing to do with the one back then!

Except for Joe Dumars, who was a gentle gentleman back then and was known as the only gentleman among the "Bad Boys", all the characters who had won two championships with that team either retired or transferred. Dumas was left alone to hold on.

And Dumars is no longer the first core of this team.

Their first core now is Grant Hill, who is more like a gentleman than Dumars. He is known as the sunniest kid in the NBA, has the most positive image, has a good background, and has all the characteristics of the middle class!

Today Hill is at the peak of his condition and career! This season, he is not only averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game, he is also the league's All-Star vote king! He is definitely one of the most popular stars in the league today! At the same time, he is also the first generation owner of the title of ‘organizing forward’ in the league.

With his perfect image, strong strength, coupled with his extremely gorgeous playing style and top-notch physical fitness, he has also become the 'Jordan successor' highly praised by the league after Jordan retired for the first time!

After all, in this alliance of semi-illiterates who are surrounded by rough guys, all of whom come from the slums, Hill, a gentle and elegant young man from a middle-class background, who is good at piano, is really a breath of fresh air in the alliance!

The only pity is that he is not in the prosperous Los Angeles, the wealthy Bay Area, or Washington, where politicians are crowded.

He was in Detroit, a car city full of blue-collar workers, workers and a torrent of steel!

From the day he arrived here, he didn't mesh well with the city. Although the fans liked him, they didn't like him that much.

Compared to a noble boy, Detroiters prefer a bad boy like Isaiah Thomas!

Therefore, after failing to help Detroit make a breakthrough in the playoffs, Hill has encountered more and more doubts here.

Many people predict that Hill will leave here at any time to play for a city that is more suitable for him.

Detroiters don't care much about this, they really don't like Hill.

In addition, in addition to Hill and Dumars, two humble gentlemen, the team's second scorer is the famous 'Central Shooting King' Alan Houston! He averaged 19.7 points per game this season. His mid-range shooting is among the best in the league in terms of posture and shooting percentage. He is one of the most powerful players in this area in the entire league!

Coupled with former All-Star Thorpe and others, although this Pistons team is no longer as dirty and tough as before, it is definitely not an easy bone to chew on!

Of course, whether it's good or not depends on the bite force of the other party.

For example, facing the 74-win Bulls, they had a lot to chew on!

After all, the Bulls are now an invincible Tyrannosaurus rex! Not to mention being a tough guy, even if a few lions and tigers do come, they can only accept the end of being torn apart by the Bulls!

In the first round of the NBA playoffs in the 90s, the rule of 5 games and 3 wins was still adopted. The first two games would be played at the home court of the team with home field advantage, and the next two games would be played at the away team. If there was a decisive game, then Return to the team with home field advantage for a tiebreaker!

Of course, almost no one in the league believes that the Pistons can persist until that time. A poll conducted by CBS before the start of the playoffs showed that 94% of people believed that the Bulls would sweep the game, with 5% People think the Pistons can steal a win.

Less than 1% of people believe that the Pistons can last until Game or even win...

From this we can see how much of a shadow the Bulls' 74 wins in the regular season and Lin Tian's crazy performance in the last two regular seasons have cast on the league!

unstoppable!

Invincible!

Even after they rested several major players, they were able to easily defeat the two bottom teams in the league with only the team's sixth man Lin Tian. The strength of this team and the depth of the bench made the entire league start to think. : When they enter playoff mode, who can stop them?

At least, the Pistons can't stop it!

In the first two games of the first round of the playoffs at the United Center, the Pistons barely put up any resistance!

When Grant Hill faced the crazy entanglement and opposition from Jordan and Pippen, his piano skills could not bring him any help!

前两场比赛，希尔场均只有35%的命中率，场均数据更是下降到了14分5篮板3助攻！相比较常规赛的20+10+7，几乎直接腰斩！

With Hill locked up by the Bulls and unable to continue delivering ammunition and firepower, Houston's average field goal percentage and data also dropped sharply because it was unable to take and shoot comfortably!

The only Pistons player who can maintain the standard of the regular season is Dumars, but now Dumars is no longer the top NBA star who won the Finals MVP. He is just a veteran on the verge of retirement. He is alone. The power is simply unable to fight against the terrifyingly powerful Bulls!

Even though he averaged 49 points with a 18% shooting rate in the first two games, he couldn't change the fact that the team lost the first two games by 18 points and 17 points respectively!

In these two games, the Bulls played a game and completely dismantled their former rivals. Jordan averaged only 27 minutes per game and scored 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Pippen's He averaged only 29 minutes per game and averaged 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game!

With the team's two stars playing so easily and contentedly, and the rest of the team performing well, the Bulls' victory is naturally reasonable and extremely easy!

If the Bulls showed any hidden dangers and loopholes in the first two games, it was Lin Tian. In these two games, Lin Tian, ​​who performed well in the regular season, especially in the last two games, suddenly Can't shoot, lost all feeling of shooting!

Although he can still score 6 points per game with fast breaks, he has almost no gains in positional battles!

The 3-point shooting rate is only 19%, and the shooting rate in the mid-range and long two-point areas is only 27%!

What's even worse is that his free throw shooting percentage dropped from 77% in the regular season to 49%, and even his shooting percentage at the basket dropped from the league's top level of 66% to a failing level of 45%!

Lin Tian's condition is terrible!

Many people don't understand what happened to Lin Tian, ​​why he suddenly couldn't play and score. After all, the Pistons didn't target him at all, and they didn't have any extra thoughts to target him.

In his situation, even Phil Jackson didn't understand why. All Jackson could do was to let Lin Tianduo play more games so that he could regain his game rhythm.

For example, in the second game of the series, after the game entered garbage time, Lin Tian was still playing on the court. He played for more than 35 minutes and had unlimited firing rights in the fourth quarter. But unfortunately, the whole game He had the most playing time on the team at 38 minutes and took 24 crazy shots.

但最后得到的，却是24投8中，3分球5投1中，罚球4罚2中，只拿到了19分3篮板5助攻。

就这，已经比林天首战的9投3中，拿下8分3篮板2助攻要好的多了！

It can be said that Lin Tian's performance was terrible!

Of course, others don't know what's going on with Lin Tian, ​​but Lin Tian himself knows it very well.

Roddick’s trait is so weird!

He was already accustomed to the feeling and muscle memory brought about by his previous physical fitness. Every time he made a shot, layup or pass, he had a very accustomed way and habit of exerting force.

But now, after his whole body's strength has increased, Lin Tian's previous routine no longer works for the time being. He needs to adapt!

I originally thought that the ball thrown out would be so powerful that it would hit the back edge of the basket. If the ball was released, it would be impossible to control the force at all. Lin Tian even shot a three-pointer during the game, which was missed by Jordan sitting on the sidelines. That's a lot of ridicule from Pippen!

For this kind of team to win a big victory, but he has no shooting touch due to the sudden increase in strength, Lin Tian has no good solution.

Even if I am a time traveler, even if I have a system, I am not omnipotent!

The only thing Lin Tian can do is to practice as much as possible and shoot as many shots as possible! Try to get your feelings back as soon as possible!

Before and after the games in the past few days, as well as on the days when Jackson did not assign training tasks, he practiced shooting like crazy!

Before and after each game, 200 3-pointers and 200 pick-and-roll mid-range jumpers will be shot.

If there is no game, we will shoot 300 in the morning, noon and evening, 1000 every day!

Lin Tian knew that in this situation, other than practicing hard and using more shots to regain his muscle memory as soon as possible, there was no way, let alone any quick fix!

Lin Tian's slump, in the eyes of many outsiders, means that he has finally hit the 'rookie wall'!

The so-called rookie wall means that rookie players who originally performed well will suddenly be in a sluggish state and have poor statistics during a certain period. This is because their playing style has been thoroughly studied by their opponents, and their opponents begin to target them, causing their state to decline.

If he can quickly adapt to this kind of attack and regain his previous form, then this rookie will definitely be considered a top player! It has an unlimited future!

Some people can get back to their status quickly, while others may take a long time to solve the problem.

There are even some players who can't regain their original game feeling until the next season through hard training in the summer.

Of course, there are still many people who have really been unable to find their form, and even collapsed and quickly disappeared from the league.

Which type Lin Tianhui is, at least for now, no one can tell.

Of course, in addition to the rookie wall, some people think that Lin Tian's heart is not big enough, he does not dare to take responsibility, cannot stand the intensity of the playoffs, and is overwhelmed by the pressure of the playoffs, which leads to his poor performance. .

But no matter what is going on with Lin Tian, ​​or whether he can quickly recover his hand, the game will not wait for anyone. After two days of rest, the Bulls will go to the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit. This will bring Jordan A lot of painful places.

Even though things have changed and his former opponents are no longer there, Jordan will always remember how dirty the fans here are and how harsh the curse words are. He definitely doesn't want to lose a game here! He won't give the Pistons any chance, and he won't give the Detroit fans any chance!

"Sweep!"

Before the game started, Jordan rarely gathered all his teammates together and gave a speech: "I only want this result! I will not accept any other score to advance! Kill the Detroiters! Sweep them! Beat them to death. !”

"I want them to always fear us and regret what they did to me! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"If the team loses tonight because of anyone's poor performance, you know what is waiting for you! The last word, our purpose tonight is..."

"Sweep!"

After everyone finished shouting slogans, the entire Bulls team was united. They were ready to give the Pistons a good look and let their season end tonight!

"Lin, can you get back to your form tonight?" After everyone walked towards the court, Jordan suddenly stopped Lin Tian.

"I will try my best." Lin Tian patted his chest, his eyes also full of determination: "I may still not be able to score, but I will make the people facing me worse!"

"Very good." Jordan nodded and said: "But if there is a chance, I allow you to continue shooting! Don't be afraid of missing the shot. As long as I am here, I will bring you victory!"

"I don't need your permission to shoot! But you, don't recall the memories of being beaten by them because the Auburn Hills fans are too crazy, and you will be frightened!" Lin Tian stretched out his fist to bump with Jordan. After a while, although the two people were still fighting each other, it was more just habits!

At the same time, it is also the way these two guys are used to cheering each other up!

Both Jordan and Lin Tian know that this season they have never stopped fighting each other and competing in training, so the two of them may be the ones who understand each other best in the team!

"Am I going to be scared into submission?" Jordan snorted coldly: "When they see me, they will be so scared that they don't even dare to talk trash!"

After saying this, Jordan no longer quarreled with Lin Tian, ​​but went straight to the players' tunnel and headed to the arena in Auburn Hills.

Lin Tian followed closely behind. Before the two of them walked out of the tunnel, the crazy roars and curses in the stadium were already overwhelming!

Detroit fans don't care whether it's 2:0 or 0:2!

What they want is to troll people! Just vent!

Although now with the rise of the Jazz, Salt Lake City has become the most notorious Devil's home stadium in the United States, and their fans are also the most unpopular and bottomless fans in the United States, but that is only because their team is strong enough and has enough exposure. It’s just high!

When the Detroit bad boys dominated the league, the Palace of Auburn Hills was the No. 1 Devil's home court in the NBA! The fans here are the craziest and bottomless lunatics in the United States!

"Michael! You suck!"

"You'll never beat a bad boy in his prime!"

"Isaiah's hair is better than yours!"

"See Ranbir! He can punch your brains out with one punch!"

"Trash! Remember last night when I exploded your anus on you? You screamed so much last night!"

<divclass="contentadv">"Coward! Do you have the nerve to walk on the streets of Detroit? I guarantee you will lose everything when you return to Chicago!"

Seeing Lin Tian walking into the arena, Jackson greeted him with a smile: "Don't worry, they are all paper tigers. If you give them some courage, they won't really jump down and fight with professional players."

Lin Tian wanted to tell Jackson that maybe they would really fight with the players, but Jackson's intention to find him was obviously not to comfort him, but continued to ask: "Lin, how are you feeling tonight? I'll listen. Clemens said, have you been training like crazy these days?"

"I may have put too much strength on myself at the end of the season, which caused my muscles to become a little stiff and I couldn't find the feeling of shooting. That's all." Lin Tian shrugged and said relaxedly: "I'm not sure if I can find it tonight. It feels like shooting, but I will do my best to help the team win!”

"My confidence and condition are fine!"

Seeing Lin Tian's confident look, Jackson nodded with satisfaction and said: "You have to know that there are times when Michael is in bad shape and can't make a shot, but helping the team win is far more than just scoring. You understand, right? Even if he can't make a shot, Score goals, and you also have many ways to help the team!"

"Don't worry, coach, I really have no problem!" Lin Tian patted Jackson on the shoulder and said: "It's you, don't be nervous! You haven't played in the playoffs in Detroit for 5 years! Give them a big shot and let them They know who is the king who rules here!"

Looking at Lin Tian's back as he turned and left, Jackson was really dumbfounded.

Is this kid really not nervous at all?

His poor state in the first two games didn't cause him any trouble at all?

Then, the idea that had appeared in Jackson's mind many times this season appeared again——

"Magic Johnson may be right. Maybe this kid can really become a landmark figure?"

Just when Lin Tian was warming up on the court and wanted to seize the last chance to take a few shots and try his shooting skills, he suddenly found an acquaintance on the sidelines! And that guy is still saying hello to me!

"Mr. President, don't you usually watch games in a private room? Why are you in the front row this time?" Lin Tian walked up to David Stern, who kept greeting him, and asked.

At the same time, when they saw Lin Tian walking towards Stern, the fans at the scene burst into loud boos and curses!

"Black whistle! Walk! Trash Asian! This is how you finish the season!"

"The league doesn't want us to win! They just want the Bulls to win!"

"FUXX! Garbage Stern! Are you worthy of being president?"

"Where's my gun? I'm going to kill this stupid Jew!"

"It seems that if I talk to you, you will get scolded a lot for no reason!" Lin Tian looked at Stern and laughed easily.

Stern looked more relaxed than Lin Tian, ​​but at the same time, Lin Tian also saw a lot of nervousness in Stern's eyes!

"Lin, I was in China 48 hours ago! I just flew to New York this morning and then came here directly." Stern suddenly said: "I don't want to put pressure on you, but I hope you will do it tonight." Fight well!”

"Because tonight is your motherland. It is the first time in the history of China Sports Channel that it will broadcast live games other than the finals and the All-Star Game!"

"And we have reached some preliminary agreements and broadcast plans. At least in this year's playoffs, they will broadcast the entire Bulls game! You know what this means, right?"

"It means that my team can become the exclusive official partner of the NBA in China? Can I make a lot of money?" Lin Tian's eyes immediately gleamed. Who doesn't like money?

"This is still a long way off. Even if we can't develop our business and publicity in China as quickly and best as possible, it will take at least 2-3 years before it's your turn, but what you said is not bad!" Stern said with a smile. : "If you perform well enough and play at a high enough level, you can make your compatriots fall in love with you completely..."

"Everything has the potential to become a reality!"

At this point, Lin Tian understood that Stern came here to really cheer himself up. Stern is probably the one who hopes Lin Tian can play well among all the people watching this game in the world. , the one who played brilliantly!

He really needs Lin Tian to play well to continue the All-Star Rookie Game's ratings miracle in China!

He needs an opportunity to enter the Chinese market!

Now that the opportunity has arrived, the rest really depends on Lin Tian's performance. If he continues his garbage performance in the first two games, although the fans will not be completely lost, many people will definitely feel disappointed.

After all, they weren't here to see plumber Jordan, Shoehorn Shame and flashy Rodman.

They just came to see Lin Tian!

At this time, China once again ushered in a wave of football watching climax!

Although, as Stern said, their cooperation has just been reached, and China Sports has only promoted this game for two days, firstly, the NBA already has a group of initial fans and viewers in China, and secondly, today happens to be On Saturday and Sunday in China, Lin Tian's performance in the rookie game is still deeply imprinted in the hearts of many people!

They couldn't wait to turn on the TV, wanting to see if the basketball master who amazed them all three months ago could still win glory for the country and perform brilliantly!

"5%! Director! 5%! The ratings have reached 5% before the game even starts!" In the office of China Sports Station, the director of the sports station held his thermos cup tightly in his hand. I am so excited that I am speechless!

A game that was not publicized in advance actually had such high ratings from the beginning!

If this ratings can be maintained, then the devil will go to Europe to lick the soles of those white people, keep increasing the amount of money, and negotiate with them for broadcast cooperation!

This NBA game is fucking free!

It’s free and people are watching it. Is there any better game than this?

At this time, in the Magic City Sports Team, a skinny big man who was over 210 centimeters also turned on the TV with a look of anticipation: "A Wei! A Wei! Come watch the game! You are also a point guard. If you can play This is Lin Tian's level! We will be able to enter the NBA together by then!"

"I'll pass the ball to you when the time comes." A boy who was obviously much shorter, but looked like an athlete, was next to the big man. His eyes were full of longing and he said: "But my lunch won't be there then." I'll give it to you! We will both be rich by then! I want to eat hamburgers every day!"

"Dayao, do you think both of us can make it to the NBA?"

"Of course! The two of us are the most powerful team in the entire Magic City! In three years, we will be the most powerful team in the country! In five years, we will be the most powerful team in the NBA!"

At the same time, in a closed training base in China, more than 20 tall and strong players, led by their coaches, gathered in the training hall to watch the game.

"Director Gong, what game are you watching this time? What game is worth watching with us in person! If you have the skills, let's have a bullfight! I just learned a three-time dribble bullfighting method, which is really interesting!" One of them smiled with a smile on his face. The happy young man was sitting on a chair with a carefree look on his face.

"Tiger, you've almost got it! If the coach tells you to look at it, just look at it, it's wordy!" A strong man with a ferocious face, who was very difficult to mess with at first sight said in a loud voice: "Why study bullfighting if you have the time? Go practice your shooting!"

"Brother Liu, you have no sense of humor. Wasn't this a joke?" The strong man known as Tiger obviously did not dare to offend this man and could only shake his head helplessly.

"Absolutely, don't you want to go to the NBA? Just watch their games and see how far behind your level is!" On the other side, a thick and strong man with Mongolian descent hugged a relatively slender man next to him. The big man has a smile on his face.

"There is still a gap between me and them." He shook his head roughly and said: "Didn't I go to that Phoenix training camp last month? There are so many talented people there! The one that impressed me the most was a guy named Ked Chisvino The German is in the same position as me! But his touch, footsteps and shooting are really... impossible to guard against!"

"It's a pity that this guy's English is probably worse than his Chinese. My translator can't even understand what he's saying, otherwise we could still have a good communication."

Daba teased one, obviously not satisfied, and continued: "And you, Hu! Aren't you an Asian Jordan? Come, let's see how big the gap is between you and the real Jordan!"

"Daba, please stop saying a few words and watch the game!" The man known as Lao Hu waved his hand: "Aren't you still known as Asia O'Neal? If we can see the Eastern Conference finals, you should take a good look at what you and O'Neal have. What a difference!"

"O'Neal?" Daba touched his chin and said with a smirk, "You don't have to look, I can knock him down with just one slap!"

"Yes, yes, you can knock everyone down with one slap! Just like you can drink eight drinks at a wine table." The team's head coach, Director Gong, clapped his hands and said: "Today's game is the NBA playoffs. Live broadcast! It is also the first time we broadcast a game other than the finals in China!"

"This is the highest level basketball game in the world. I hope all of you watch it and study hard! I don't expect you to learn much from it, but there are a lot of people here who will become our opponents in the Olympics! So I hope You must at least know how powerful your opponent is!"

"In addition, there is one of our own who plays point guard and is the sixth man of the Bulls! You should also take a good look at him. Maybe this summer, he can become our teammate! Play in the Olympics with us! "

"Hey, he's the one who scored 3 points in 25 minutes in the NBA rookie game! Hu, you are our best outside scorer, do you think you can do it?" Another big man who is obviously over 210 centimeters tall, He also continued to ask questions.

"What do you think, Lao Dan? If I could do it, I would have gone to make money a long time ago! Are you still talking nonsense here?" Lao Hu rolled his eyes and did not continue the topic.

But looking at his eyes, it's obvious that this guy cares very much about who can score better, between himself and Lin Tian!

He was holding his breath to see what level Lin Tian was!

Score?Within Asia, he has always been number one!Absolutely no recognition of second place!

"Zhuangdianertai! Zhuangdianertai! Here is the live broadcast of the first round of the NBA 1995-1996 playoffs brought to you by CCTV! This is the first time we have broadcast a game other than the NBA Finals. , I hope all viewers will like this game!"

Song Shixiong's voice came out on time, and the discussion across the country immediately became quieter. Everyone wanted to see how this game was going to be!

As for the Bulls, they still continued their usual starting lineup in the second half of the season: Longley, Rodman, Kukoc, Pippen, Jordan!

In this top five lineup, there are three Defensive Player of the Year-level defensive masters and Longley, a big man who although his offense is mediocre but absolutely reliable as a human shield, in today's world of three-pointers, passes and cuts, and all kinds of running In the era when offensive tactics such as the Boom and Princeton were not yet popular, it was absolutely possible to advance, attack, retreat and defend!

The Pistons, on the other hand, slightly changed their starting lineup. The veteran Joe Dumars was placed on the bench, and Grant Hill and Alan Houston teamed up in the backcourt!

This change of formation is very rare in this era. After all, although Hill is known as the first top organization forward in history, it is really the first time that he is allowed to control the ball in the whole court to organize the offense!

Plus Don Reed, Otis Thorpe and the rookie center who performed well this year and the future multiple-time shot-blocking champion Theo Ratliff! The Pistons actually also played a five-death lineup!

Among this lineup, only Alan Houston is shorter than 2 meters, and all the players in life and death are above 203 centimeters!

The two sides are facing each other, and the duel is about to begin!

"Hello, viewers, we can see that the Asian face sitting on the bench is our player Lin Tian from China. He is still a rookie this year and graduated from the psychology department of the University of Pennsylvania, which is ranked among the top 30 in the world. , is an absolute top student!”

As the footage of the game came to the scene, Song Shixiong had already begun to introduce the game, um... introduced Lin Tian.

"In addition, his professionalism also allows him to always use his strong analytical skills and ability to see through the opponent's mind during the game to play many incredible rounds! An absolute genius player and a player who plays with his brain."

"Now, Lin Tian plays the role of the sixth man in the Bulls. Speaking of this term, perhaps the audience is still a little unfamiliar. As the name suggests, the so-called sixth man means the team's number one substitute. He is the Bulls' The most important part on the bench is a bit like the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix."

As Song Shixiong ignored everyone in the stadium and kept introducing Lin Tian's opening remarks, the game had officially begun!

The Pistons' strategy is very simple. On the defensive end, they shrink the defense and let go of 3-pointers and two points from long range. On the offensive end, they rely on the backcourt double guns and Thorpe's firepower to continue to make a fuss in the mid-range.

In addition, team leader Hill showed a rare bloody and life-threatening attitude tonight. Not only did he personally defend Jordan, he also kept entangled with him, as if he wanted to decide whether to live or die tonight!

With Hill risking his life to confront Jordan, other Pistons players also showed their top form!

In the first quarter of the game, although Hill's physical strength declined rapidly due to constant entanglement with Jordan and too much energy invested in the defensive end. He only scored 3 points on 1 of 2 shots, but he sent out a full 7 assists! Under his guidance.

Houston showed its strength as the mid-range shooter, making 7 of 5 shots, including 3 of 1-pointers, and scored 1 points in a single quarter. In addition, Thorpe also made a big fuss in the paint against Kukoc, scoring 11 points in a single quarter. In addition, Ratliff and Reed also performed well. The Pistons played the best quarter of the series tonight, scoring 8 points in a single quarter!

On the defensive end, the Bulls did not realize for a while that the Pistons would give them such a high level of intensity. They were unable to withstand it. Not only did Ratliff block three shots in a single quarter, but Pippen and others were motivated to attack the paint. Big discount.

Kukoc once again exposed his old habit of being soft. Facing the life-threatening Thorpe, he actually didn't dare to shoot!

The only person on the team who is performing normally is Jordan!

Faced with Hill's life-threatening entanglement, Jordan still scored 12 points in a single quarter, which kept the Bulls from falling too far behind! But his energy alone was obviously not enough to change the situation of the game. At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls were still 21 points behind, 31:10!

As soon as the game started in the second quarter, Lin Tian finally came on as a substitute!

Countless fans from all over the country here in China were immediately impressed!

Who wants to watch a bunch of black bald guys who look the same playing ball?

We are here to see Lin Tian!

"Let's see! The Bulls' rhythm in the first quarter was not very good! They fell into a deep passivity! At this time, let Lin Tian come up to change the Bulls' rhythm and state! Let's see, Lin Tian Can you play your own style today and save the team?"

"Boom!"

It's a pity that as Song Shixiong's words fell, the sound of iron was immediately heard on the court. Dumas, who was facing Lin Tian, ​​deliberately left him a full 2 ​​meters open for a 3-pointer, but Lin Tian still failed to hit!

Lin Tian's poor touch seemed to have infected Hubble and Pippen who played with him. Both of them failed to hit their shots one after another!

At this time, Dumars showed off his excellent shooting skills and hit two consecutive 3-pointers on the offensive end, widening the point difference to 16 points in one fell swoop!

At this time, it was less than 2 minutes before the start of the second quarter!

Jackson had no choice but to wave his hand and signal Jordan, who had played the entire first quarter, to continue playing!

As Jordan came back, Hill on the opposite side did not hesitate and walked onto the court right after Jordan.

Tonight, Jordan himself and the league's first-generation Jordan successor are destined to be entangled throughout the game!

As soon as Jordan returned to the court, he quickly passed Hill in the low post and scored 2 points with a light throw. But tonight the Pistons' hand was so smooth that Hill turned around and hit him directly at the top of the arc. Score another 3 points! Continue to expand the score!

At this time, the entire Auburn Hills Palace in Detroit erupted in deafening cheers and shouts, as if a new king really had ascended the throne here!

And Hill, this super star who is liked by the entire league and disliked by only Detroiters, finally won the heartfelt respect of Detroiters on this night!